Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2009 - Dairying For Tomorrow

Industry levies
Dairy Services
Dairy Australia is funded by farmerpaid
levies that are imposed on the
fat and protein content of all
milk produced in Australia.
The Australian Government matches
expenditure on the industry’s research
and development activities that
meet established criteria.
All Australian dairy farmers had the
opportunity to participate, by mail, in the
Dairy Poll 2007 conducted during February
and March 2007. Compared to levy polls
in other agricultural industries, a high
participation rate of 53% was achieved.
Some 68% of votes were cast in favour
of maintaining the Dairy Service Levy
at its current rate.
Animal Health Australia
Australian dairy farmers also contribute
to the funding of Animal Health Australia
(AHA), as do farmers in all other livestock
industries. AHA is a non-profit public
company limited by guarantee. Members
include the Australian, state and territory
governments, and key commodity and
interest groups. AHA’s task is to facilitate
partnerships between governments and
livestock industries, and provide a national
approach to animal health systems. The
Animal Health Levy is the dairy industry’s
contribution to AHA programs.
Dairy Adjustment Authority
As part of the Dairy Structural Adjustment
Program (DSAP), the Dairy Adjustment
Levy was imposed on domestic (retail)
sales of products marketed as dairy
beverages from 8 July 2000. The levy was
removed by the Federal Government from
23 February 2009 after repayment of the
loans taken out to fund the DSAP.
Table 20
Average rate of milk levies for 2008/09
Milkfat Protein Milk * Milksolids
(cents/kg) (cents/kg) (cents/litre) (cents/kg)
Animal Health 0.0373 0.0880 0.004 0.06
Dairy Services 2.6075 6.3558 0.321 4.28
* Based on average 2007/08 Australian milk composition of 4.15% milkfat and 3.35% protein
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Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2009